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Season guide

Steptoe and Son: Season 4

7 episodes Premiered Oct 4, 1965
Previously on Steptoe and Son

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Steptoe and Son Season 3.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (4): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S4·E1 Mytharc

And Afterwards At

Oct 4, 1965

Harold finally gets to the altar with Albert as his best man.

S4·E2 Core

Crossed Swords

Oct 11, 1965

When Albert gets locked in the outside loo, Harold arrives back to find no dinner. But he is not worried as he has found a rare piece of porcelain and he wants to put it up for auc

S4·E4 Core

The Siege of Steptoe Street

Oct 25, 1965

When the money runs out and the bills mount up, a summons is delivered from the local butcher demanding payment. Barricading themselves in the house, the Steptoes need something dr

S4·E5 Core

A Box in Town

Nov 1, 1965

When Harold brings his current girlfriend back home after a date, he finds that he has to entertain her in the yard because Albert will not go upstairs to sleep. So he decides to l

S4·E6 Mytharc

My Old Man's a Tory

Nov 8, 1965

Harold invites the local Labour Party organizer to a meeting, hoping they will adopt him as their candidate for the next election. Albert, who supports the Tories, plans to thwart

S4·E7 Mytharc

Pilgrim's Progress

Nov 15, 1965

Harold takes Albert on a trip to France to see the battlefields of the First World War. But as soon as the plane has takes off, he starts arguing with an American passenger about t

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